… thanks to DP Architects in collaboration with various agencies of the Singaporean government, there’s a bus stop in Jurong, an area in the southwest of the island city state, that has elements you might find in a café, park, or your living room—all places you’d probably prefer over a bus stop.
The stop features ample seating, a rack of books geared for all ages, from Enid Blyton to Ray Bradbury, bicycle parking, a swing, artwork by the local illustrator Lee Xin Li, and a rooftop garden, complete with a small tree.
The space is also hyperconnected. In addition to the print books, users can scan a QR code to download e-books from the National Library, charge their phones, and peruse interactive digital boards that provide arrival times and a journey planner to find the fastest route. Screens also broadcast information on weather, news, and local events. Solar panels help offset electricity use.
More here.
The space is also hyperconnected. In addition to the print books, users can scan a QR code to download e-books from the National Library, charge their phones, and peruse interactive digital boards that provide arrival times and a journey planner to find the fastest route. Screens also broadcast information on weather, news, and local events. Solar panels help offset electricity use.More here.
A very cool idea! However, this would have to be built very tough to survive the average vandalism one sees on the Granville mall or near the typical Metro high school
Reminds me of ad man Rory Sutherland’s solution to improving the Eurostar train experience – that rather than spending billions to marginally increase speed, it would be cheaper to hire beautiful models serving free Chateau Petrus. You would wish for a longer trip.
It would be simple to add vandalism deterrents to bus shelters with cameras and the like. More of an issue would be homeless people settling in.
Sadly if that was Vancouver you’d have to add two or three shopping carts piled high with stuff, a junkie or two on the benches and significant amounts of litter because neither Translink nor the City would want to be responsible for emptying a garbage can.
So homelessness is the fault of …. a bus shelter? And the homeless will be housed if you take away bus shelters? What do you even know about the homeless?